South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab is in Cut Off, Louisiana. This is a lower end facility, with an overall grade of D. Based on our analysis, this nursing home likely isn't a great fit for most people. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this facility's report card is its impressive inspection reports. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades
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South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab
- Nursing Home
Updated Nov 1, 2021 by Nick Reese
Grade: D
See Rating Overview Note: Data for South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.
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Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Speech Therapy
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
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Facility Inspections
Grade: A
While this nursing home's overall grade was not a highlight, it actually excelled in the area of inspections. In fact, we awarded it an A for that area, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid facilities with a list of severe deficiencies flagged. Amazingly, this was one of the few nursing homes in the country that had no deficiencies whatsoever on its inspection report. This is very impressive. Not having any deficiencies is this nursing home's best achievement.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: C
This facility's next best category is long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of C. In calculating our long-term care ratings, we analyze the assistance with daily living received by a facility's residents. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours was vaccinations. This nursing home administered the pneumonia vaccination to 91.455696 percent of its patients. Fortunately, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.03 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
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Nurse Quality
Grade: F
In addition, we gave this facility an F in the area of nursing care. There are several factors included in this grade. Many of these factors relate to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This facility provided just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident daily. This is an alarmingly low total. Finally, we also looked at some nursing quality measures in determining our nursing grades. This place fared well in terms of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: F
The final category we scored was short-term care. We gave it an F in this area, which is a poor grade. In calculating our short-term care scores, we scrutinize the facility's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists respiratory therapists and other licensed professionals. This area is generally a fair measure of the nursing home's rehabilitation. As you might expect, we learned that this nursing home offers substantially less physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than the typical facility. The last datapoint we looked at in this area is the number of residents that who were able to eventually return home from the facility. This nursing home struggled quite a bit in this metric as well, with just 3.2 percent of its residents returning home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: D
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 11.94% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing care reduces the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: B
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 3.16% of Patients had Serious Falls
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents who suffered a fall resulting in major injury. We use this statistic in computing our nursing ratings.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: C
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 3.64% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a measure of nursing care . UTI's are often the result of a facility with lower levels of hygiene. Nevertheless, this datapoint could be skewed for certain nursing homes due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: B-plus
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 12.44% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percent of patients given antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: D
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 31.99% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents who were prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A+
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 0% of Patients
This indicates the percentage of residents who are showing signs of depression. Higher rates of depression may be a sign a less hospitable environment.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-minus
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 94.63% of Patients
This indicates the percent of residents that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: C
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 19% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-minus
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 14.03% of Residents
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term patients who retained mobility levels.
Hospitalizations
Grade: D
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-plus
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 14.03% of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: C
In South Lafourche Nursing & Rehab, 16.71% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Nearby Hospitals
- Lady of the Sea General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 6.67 miles away200 West 134th Place Cut Off Louisiana 70345Government - Hospital District or Authority(985) 632-6401
- Ochsner St Anne General HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.93 miles away4608 Highway 1 Raceland Louisiana 70394Voluntary non-profit - Private(985) 537-8377
Nearby Dialysis
- Lady of the Sea Dialysis Ctr7.14 miles away17108 W Main St Cut Off Louisiana 70345Dialysis Stations: 10 (985) 632-4900
- Raceland Dialysis Ctr16.68 miles away4601 Highway 1 Raceland Louisiana 70394Dialysis Stations: 8 (985) 537-6962
